Blogroll

[anon38216271]

I thought it would be interesting to have a blogroll here, for people who’d want to see some that others come across.
My first contribution:

Bagdad Bureau NYT writers write about Iraq from outside the green zone.

[anon38216271]

Think Again

[kelake]

I had added this link to Mark Bitten’s blog but the post seems to have disappeared.

[anon38216271]

http://www.globalvoicesonline.org

[housecat]

this is the blog of an artist in my family. He’s living in New York.

www.chenskyler.blogspot.com

[trebuchet]

An Iraq blog: patdollard.com/

And a blog that I wish someone would translate into Chinese. My gf needs it.: collegecallgirl.blogspot.com/200 … orial.html

[anon38216271]

Open Democracy

[quote]openDemocracy is committed to human rights and democracy. We aim to ensure that marginalized views and voices are heard. We believe facilitating argument and understanding across geographical boundaries is vital to preventing injustice.[/quote

[anon38216271]

Stuff White People Like

#81 Graduate School

Being white means to engage in a day in, day out struggle to prove that you are smarter than other white people. By the time they reach college, most white people are confronted with the fact that they may not be as smart as they imagined.In coffee shops, bars, and classes white people will engage in conversations about authors and theorists that go nowhere as both parties start rattling off progressively more obscure people until eventually one side recognizes one and claims a victory. By the time they graduate (or a year or two afterwards), white people realize that they will need an edge to succeed in the cut-throat world of modern white society

Or

#71 Being the only White person around

[quote]Many white people will look into the window of an ethnic restaurant to see if there are other white people in there. It is determined to be an acceptable restaurant if the white people in there are accompanied by ethnic friends. But if there is a table occupied entirely by white people, it is deemed unacceptable.

The arrival of the “other white people” to either restaurants or vacation spots instantly means that lines will grow, authenticity will be lost, and the euphoria of being a cultural pioneer will be over.[/quote]

[thebayou]

After reading through the what white people like blog I can’t say that it is really what white people in general like. It seems to be more of an extention (and in some cases direct description…ripoff?) of the white people David Brooks labeled as Bobos in his book Bobo’s in Paradise.

[anon38216271]

Cute With Chris definitely for the animal lover. He also has a youtube channel. Check it out.

[anon38216271]

Armies of Liberation

An American housewife’s blog which has been banned in Yemen because she has a ongoing online protest for a jailed journalist. The journalist faces the death penalty for being in communication with her via a txt message.

[Taffy]

Six Trains, Two Boats, One Adventure

“A 22 day journey of 8,500 miles from the UK to Taiwan - with no aeroplanes.”